33 Bedford Row's Ayesha Smart has been appointed as Chair for the BPC Disciplinary Committee.

The BPC is a Professional Standards Authority voluntary accredited register and the UK’s leading professional association for psychoanalytic psychotherapy. 

Ayesha has also been appointed to the CPS Rape and Sexual Offences (RASSO) Panel. 

The CPS Advocate Panel arrangements were established in 2012 as a time limited list of quality assured advocates to undertake criminal prosecution advocacy for CPS in the Crown Court and Higher Courts.

The Advocate Panel is refreshed every four years to ensure that members have the relevant, up to date skills and experience to enable them to deliver high quality prosecution advocacy services and remain committed to meeting the aims and objectives of the CPS.